Our friends thought my wife and I had gone crazy. Visiting Israel barely a month after the war broke out was bad enough, but travelling with our three young kids in tow seemed completely insane.
Visiting Israel During the War
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Purim & Pesach: Reflections on their Significance Today
The Jewish holiday of Purim and the biblical feast of Pesach provide us with some valuable insights into the miraculous ways of God.
The Al-Aqsa Flood: What does it mean for the West?
On Saturday 7 October 2023—which happened to be one of the holiest days in the Jewish calendar—approximately 3,000 Hamas terrorists from Gaza broke through the Security Barrier and massacred more than 1,200 Israelis
87 UN Member States Attack Israel
On 7 October 2023, over 3000 Islamist extremists invaded Israel and slaughtered over 1200 innocent persons. It was a brutal attack on the existence of the Jewish State. A similar attack is taking place on a larger but less visible scale within the United...
Warfare in the Heavenlies – God’s Surprising Strategies
Christians have long known God as the God of grace, mercy and love, as have the Jews since Moses interceded for his rebellious nation and God appeared to him as ‘The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger…
Replacement Covenantology
Have you heard of the term Replacement Theology? I’m sure you are familiar with this term, but it is the idea that the Christian Church has replaced the nation of Israel in God’s plan.
7 October Massacre—Another Kristallnacht?
On the last day of Succot – Simchat Torah – the nation of Israel woke up to the worst mass murder of Jews since the Holocaust. What happened that day is indelibly etched on the Israeli psyche and will be for generations to come.
The Little-Known Crisis in Israel’s Heartland
The world is still reeling from the horrific tragedies that took place in Israel on Oct 7th. 1,400 Israeli citizens were barbarically murdered by Hamas, and more than 200 were taken as hostages.
Israel Must Defend Itself
As Israel battles to remove the threat of barbarism and depravity to her citizens, it beggars’ belief to see what is going on in the world. Western democracies, themselves ultimately under similar threat…
Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights: The Light Rekindled
The festival of Hanukkah which celebrates evil forces overthrown and the desecrated temple won back from the Selucid armies, has the delightful tradition of lighting candles each of the eight nights.
A New Zealander in the middle of a warzone
Bryce Turner is Director of Christians for Israel New Zealand. Before the 7th of October Bryce planned to lead a Study Tour in Israel with a group from New Zealand. Because of the war the tour was cancelled, however Bryce felt that it was important to go to Israel and encourage the people in Israel in this time of great need. He helps out at Hineni, a humanitarian restaurant in the heart of Jerusalem, supported by C4I. Bryce shares in this video what he learned while meeting with and listening to Israelis in the past weeks.
Jerusalem will never be divided.
All rockets fired at Israel by Hamas carry the name of ‘Al-Quds’, the Arabic name for Jerusalem. Jerusalem has always been the center of attention, not only in the media, peace negotiations and the current war, but also in the Bible. Ultimately, in the end times, the battle is about Jerusalem.
In this interview, Rev. Oscar Lohuis shares his thoughts about the current situation in Israel. How are the neighboring countries affected by their own decisions regarding Israel? How are we as Christians supposed to bless Israel, and what are the Biblical prophecies telling us?